The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
- Released
- 1965-09-16
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Carol Reed, Philip Dunne
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 159 votes
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Michelangelo
- Rex Harrison as Papa Giulio II
- Diane Cilento as Contessina de'Medici
- Harry Andrews as Bramante
- Alberto Lupo as Duca di Urbino
- Adolfo Celi as Giovanni de' Medici
- Venantino Venantini as Paride de Grassis
- Tomas Milian as Raffaello Sanzio
- John Stacy as Giuliano da Sangallo
- Fausto Tozzi as uomo
- Maxine Audley as Woman
- Andrea Giordana as aiutante di Michelangelo